Great Buildings and Architecture

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Great Buildings and Architecture

• By the 5th Grade Class

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The Buildings of the World

• The following slide shows some of the worlds
  greatest buildings.
• The students of the 5th grade class worked hard
  researching, typing, and editing these reports
  and slides.
• We hope you enjoy them.

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Great Buildings and Monuments

• There are many constructions and monuments
  around the world.
• One of them is the Parthenon and another is the
  Great Wall of China.
• One building in India is the Taj Mahal.
• Stonehenge was built to tell time
• The Great Pyramid of Khufu was built as a tomb
  for the Pharaoh of Egypt.
• Three United States buildings are the Statue of
  Liberty, the Empire State Building and the U.S
  capital.
• At one point the Eiffel Tower was one of the
  tallest buildings in the world.

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Brooklyn Bridge

• The architects were John Augustus Roebling and
  his son Washington Augustus Roebling.
• The Brooklyn Bridge started on January 3, 1887.
• The day it was completed was May 24, 1883.

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The Statueof Liberty

• Built from 1884 to 1886.
• Frederic- Auguste Bartholdi and Alexandre Gustave
  Eiffel were architects of the building.
• A monumental statue and observation tower.
• Located in Liberty Island, New York, U.S.
• She was built to show how France and America both
  believed in freedom and opportunity.

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The United States Capitol Building

• Started in September
• Destroyed in 1814 during the war of 1812
• Finished in the year 1830
• Took 37 long years
• Used as a hospital for injured soldiers
• Cost 412,000
• Architect is William Thornton
• Congress works inside
• Designed by George Washington

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The Houses of Parliament

• Started in 1097 and finished in 1265.
• Used for the British Commons.
• Rebuilt in the early 1800s.
• The style is perpendicular gothic.
• The second architect was Sir Charles Barry.
• Has been occupied since the time of the Saxons.
• Hit 14 times by bombs during WWII.

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The Great Wall of China

• Was built between the 5th century B.C. and 16th
  century A.D.
• Built for protection against intruders.
• Architects are unknown today.
• Over 3 million Chinese died.

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The Great Pyramid

• The Great Pyramid was built 2600BC.
• It was completed in 2480BC.
• he Architect for the Pyramid is unknown.
• There are many other pyramids in Egypt.
• One of them is called Abu Rawash.
• When the Pharaoh died they built a tomb for him.
• They built a pyramid to put the tomb in.
• It was known as the Great Pyramid of Khufu.

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Stonehenge

• Unknown who built it.
• Took 1000 years to build it.
• Created to tell time.
• Its stones have been stolen.
• Was begun in 2800 B.C.
• Completely finished in 1800 B.C.

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Empire State Building

• built in 1930
• completed in 1931
• located in New York City
• 1,250 ft. tall
• was the tallest building in the world
• deco building
• built for jobs

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The Munich Olympics

• It is 36 years old
• Looks like a tent
• Built in 1972
• A lot of sports are played there like golf,
  track, and swimming

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Parthenon

• The Parthenon is an ancient Greek temple.
• The construction of the Parthenon took 15 years
  from 447 B.C to 432 B.C.
• The Parthenon have been around for a few of
  thousands of years.
• It was built to be a place to talk to there gods.
• It was caught in a fiery explosion in the 1600s.
• The Parthenon is surrounded by columns and inside
  there are 2 rooms.
• The Parthenon still is around today.

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The Taj Mahal

• The building the Taj Mahal started in 1630 and it
  was finished 23 years later in 1653.
• It was used for a tomb for Emperor Shah Jahan and
  his queen, Mumtaz Mahal.
• It is located on the banks of the Yamuma River in
  Agra, India.

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The Horyu-Ji temple

• The temple is over 1300 years old.
• It is the oldest wooden structure in Japan
• It takes more than 15 minutes on foot to get to
  the other side
• In the year 2,010 it will celebrate its 1,300
  anniversary

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Notre Dame du Haut

• It was built by Le Corbusier in 1950.
• Located in Ronchamp, France.
• Completed as a church in 1954.
• Style of building is Expressionist Modern.
• Characteristics include scattered windows, many
  round curves, and slanted walls.
• Thousands of visitors come on feast days.
• It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary.